Ghena Dimitrova - Nabucco - Salgo gia

Ghena Dimitrova sings Abigaille's famous cabaletta from Verdi's Nabucco.

Orange, 1989.

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Music

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• gabba01
• soprano
• aria
• opera
• Nabucco
• Verdi
• Ghena
• Dimitrova

[MrDramaticfan]

There is no doubt that Ghena Dimitrova is a VERRA SOPRANO DRAMMATICA and a titanic artist too...!!!! Ms. Dimitrova, thank you for singing for us although it is from recordings.....!!!!

[kaxaberi73]

ghena dimitrova- velichaishaia soprano mira..... bravo

[asdfopera]

ignores every trill

[PietroAntoni]

What a fore of nature was the marvellous Ghena. I adored her.

[laupernaranjolabelle]

I've finally found my favorite soprano type-voice: Soprano-Dramatic, then my next fave would be Spinto. I need the high notes delivered in a rich tessitura with power and weight.

[cavallerino]

I disagree Phanface. Why would any composer hire a singer who can't sing the music? I will answer your comments individually. Embellishments? The practice is to embellish what the composer wrote, not to simplify as Dimi does here by not singing a chunk of the written music, Also, the second part of the cabaletta is exactly the same as the first; that is, the singer makes no attempt to decorate the music: certainly not what Verdi would have wanted.

[cavallerino]

Verdi would have "preferred" the come scritto in operas like Aida and Falstaff, but certainly not in Nabucco, Trovatore, and certainly not in his even earlier operas. Tenor220 wrote that is "hard to control a voice that size". Well, Dimi should have gone back to her voice coach to learn to control it. Not singing the music "as written" is poor poor artistry indeed.

[phanface]

@cavallerino It is likely he would have hired her, for either premieres or revivals (if there was a role which her voice suited). Embellishments/variations on the part of the singers had always been a standard practice, and composers kept this in mind while composing their operas. The "come scritto" movement may have been the result of singers being too indulgent, but Dimitrova was one of those exceptional talents whose embellishments could only heighten the evening's success.

[cavallerino]

Oh Gosh, I never thought I would touch so many Dimitrova nerves; I will try to answer to all your different replies in part:

Before I start, PLEASE LISTEN TO (TIME) 1:10 in the recording line. At this point, Dimitrova does a "dramatic" turn and leaves the orchestra to fill in her voice line which requires two full-voiced crescendo trills. In other words, she does not sing what's written. Is this acceptable? Do you think Verdi would have hired her to premiere one of his operas?

[tenor220]

@cavallerino Do you understand how hard it would be to control a voice that size? I'm not a big fan of Dimitrova, but she was a damned good performer and to try and take that away from her some omitted trills is completely ludicrous.

[saxophonesuperpowers]

After listening to this, I can't imagine why anyone is a Justin Bieber fan. Spectacular.